Quasiequilibrium sequences of binary strange quark stars in general relativity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Inspiraling compact binaries are expected to be the strongest sources of gravitational waves for VIRGO, LIGO and other laser interferometers. We present the first computations of quasi-equilibrium sequences of compact binaries containing two strange quark stars (which are currently considered as a possible alternative to neutron stars). We study a precoalescing stage in the conformal flatness approximation of general relativity using a multidomain spectral method. A hydrodynamical treatment is performed under the assumption that the flow is irrotational.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0411147,
title = {Quasiequilibrium sequences of binary strange quark stars in general relativity},
author = {Francois Limousin and Dorota Gondek-Rosinska and Eric Gourgoulhon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0411147},
year = {2007}
}
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4 pages, 2 PostScript figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the SF2A 04, Paris, France